Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE CITY OF CARSON EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The City of Carson's Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) establishes an Emergency Management Organization and assigns functions and tasks consistent with California's Standardize Emergency Management System (SEMS) and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). It provides for the integration and coordination of planning efforts through a whole community approach and authorizes City of Carson's personnel to perform their duties and tasks before, during and after an emergency.
This plan was developed by and for City Departments and contract agencies with emergency services responsibilities within Carson, including the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and Los Angeles County Fire Department. The content is based upon guidance approved and provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency standard on EOP organization for a local jurisdiction and the California Office of Emergency Services. Additionally, its intent is to provide direction on how to respond to an emergency from the onset, through an extended response and into the recovery process.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. ADOPT the City of Carson Emergency Operations Plan
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III. ALTERNATIVES
1. TAKE any other action the City Council deems appropriate that is consistent with the requirements of law.
IV. BACKGROUND
The City of Carson's Emergency Operations Plan addresses the City's planned response to extraordinary emergency situations associated with natural or man-made disasters under an all-hazards approach. This plan does not apply to normal day-to-day emergencies or incidents, or the established departmental procedures used to cope with such emergencies. Instead, this plan focuses on operational concepts that would be implemented in large-scale disasters that ...
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